Define ethics How do you determine what is ethical If you ar

Define ethics. How do you determine what is ethical? If you are called on to make a decision about the promotion of an event for one of your clients, where does the ultimate consideration lie? What questions should you ask?

Solution

Ethics can be defined as the set of moral principle that governs a person’s behavior or conduct. Ethical and unethical conduct can be subjective, depending on the cultural norms and practices, but to determine what is ethical, we need to see if the decision or the action taken is causing any harm to any entity, if our decision is not harming anyone then it is ethical. In case, the harm is inevitable, the decision or action with the greatest good, or the least harm will be ethical in a given situation.

To promote a client’s events, the ultimate consideration lies in the fact that, is promoting this event good for the company or not. Basically, if I gain personally through promoting this event, then there will be a conflict of interest on my part which will be unethical. Hence, to make this decision, I would need to check with my company if promoting this event on a personal level is acceptable or should it be denied or taken on the company level. Also, the event should not in any way support or promote any form of unethical or illegal actions/activities/products or services.